Soul suckingly souless - Software Engineer Sonder Employee Review

1.0
May 21, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Discounts on stays, and Calm app discount (you'll need it!)

Cons

These sleazeballs laid me off with 2 weeks' pay and no insurance at the heart of the pandemic. A few months later they announced raising millions in a Series D.

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Sonder Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your experience. While we’re happy that you appreciate the great perks Sonder has to offer, we are saddened to hear about your overall experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. We certainly couldn’t predict that the pandemic surrounding COVID-19 was coming and we did have to make some quick pivots to protect the business. COVID-19 affected our industry and our employees massively, though of course the pandemic is not a justification for every business decision. We want to acknowledge our approach wasn’t perfect. With the lessons of 2020 in mind, we have updated our leadership principles and mission statement and documented our company customs, service principles, brand values, and commitments to all employees. We are focused on improving the Sonder employee experience for everyone and would welcome a discussion with you further, if you’re comfortable. Please email hrbp@sonder.com so we can expand the conversation.

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5.0
Nov 11, 2025
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Pros

Culture was great. We had a lot of fun building something that could have gone to the moon. Best employer I ever had until we closed our doors.

Cons

It's closed now. Unfortunately had to happen very abruptly,

1.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Flexible work from home and ok pay

Cons

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